Money down the drain: scandal of Kenya's failed dams reveals a country drowning in debt

Kenya came out of the 2008 financial crisis in fine shape. Today, it is mired in 'shocking corruption and debt dependency'. The tale of two ill-fated infrastructure projects explains why Two major dam projects in east Africa have cost the Kenyan government £80m despite having never been built, it has been revealed. The insurance bill was for the Arror and Kimwarer dams, planned to bring power and water to half a million people. An Italian construction firm was commissioned. Trees were earmarked...